On continuum kinematics of volumetric growth

Reuven Segev (1) , Guy Rodnay (1)

1 Department of Mechanical Engineering [Beer-Sheva]

A continuum model for a body whose elements are distinguishable although its mass is not conserved is defined using a balance law for a property that characterizes it. A variational formulation of the balance law for the characterizing property is interpreted in various ways and is used in order to define growth formally.

Domaines: Mécanique [physics.med-ph]

Reuven Segev, Guy Rodnay. On continuum kinematics of volumetric growth. Continuum Models and Discrete Systems: Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium (CMDS9), Jun 1998, Istanbul, Turkey. 8 p. ⟨hal-01064991⟩